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Let's make electoral boundaries boring again Years ago, I was at a political science conference where the after-dinner speaker gave a history of electoral boundary processes in Canada.

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An invitation to democratic backsliding? Every now and then, I try to imagine what it must be like doing Danielle Smith’s job.

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Sorry, not that. A short history of looking south and shaking our heads

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Is it time? Every now and then, my long-suffering spouse will look up from reading the news and say “is it time?” This is shorthand for “is it time to sell the house and get the heck out of this province?”

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A Turning Point? Happy new year, What Now?!?!

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Fall Fashion Update: Alberta Fall has arrived in Alberta.

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Notwithstanding all this... As luck would have it, today I’m scheduled to teach my first-year class about … constitutions.

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I'd like to speak to the manager! Go ahead.

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Let the Vaccine Games Begin! Edmonton, August 11, 2025

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The Ugly Underbelly of Alberta Separatism For the Smith government and the Alberta separatist movement, there’s no shortage of grievances against Ottawa to nurse—everything from environmental policy, to equalization, to the structure of national institutions.

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Less Ottawa, More Alberta What Alberta needs next

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Alberta's Rec Room I was all ready to write a post telling you that the by-election results didn’t amount to anything to get excited about, but then Premier Smith interruped my flow and announced another panel. So down we go to the province’s Rec Room.

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The Hills Are Alive Is the G7 meeting a destination wedding from hell?

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Seriously? Seriously, Alberta.

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Total Recall The beauty/tragedy of the Internet is that you can be on the other side of the globe and still (overly) connected to what’s going on at home.

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Making Sense of It All Good morning, What Now?!?

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Loser's Consent A refresher for those who need it

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Competing Visions of Canada's Future Carney versus Smith

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C- (but it's not too late to improve) It’s grading season.

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For the new voters in your life... I just pulled together this voters guide for my first-year students.

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What Smith said, and why it matters The "mayday" scenario

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You catch more flies with maple syrup? The American president appears to have launched a campaign to convince Americans that Canadians are “nasty.” In the face of Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty, many of us have been getting in touch with our inner nasty.

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Mourning America In the fall of 2023, I went to a conference in Washington D.C.

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